Revolving suspension-rack.



W. H. MARTIN.

REVOLVING SUSPENSION RACK.

. APPLICATION FILED JULY 2,19I4- 1,150,282.

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W. H. MARTIN.

REVOLVING SUSPENSION RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2. 1914.

1,150,282. Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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WILLIAM H'. MARTIN, YOU-NEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNDLR OE ONE-HALF. TOI'IIRAI/I WILSON, OE YOUNTVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AND ONE-FOURTH IO JOHN P.VISSER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

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Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented. Aug. 17,1915.

Application'filed .T 111113 2, 19154:. Serial No.- 848,702;

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAGI MARTIN,

residing at Yountville, in the county of Napa and State of California,have invented i certain new and useful Improvements in ments in thatclass of racks or supporting means more especially designed for'useupontrucks, and it is more particularly intended for the transportation ofsuch articles requiring careful handling and to be held from exposureto. the elements during transportation.

Among other objects, my invention has for its purpose to provide animproved construction of revolving suspension rack in which is includedaplurality of independent compartments so arranged and constructed thatthe goods or articlesto be transported may be conveniently and quicklyplaced therein or removed therefrom.

With other objects in view that will hereinafter be explained, theinvention consists injthe peculiar construction and novel arrangement ofparts set out 111 the following description, specifically pointed out inthe appended claims and illustrated ,in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, the same being shownoperatively mounted-upon an auto truck. Fig. 2 is a side elevationpartly in section. Fig. 3- is a horizontal section of one of thecompartments and portions of other compartments. Fig. 4 is a horizontalsection of the complete rack and illustrates more particularly themetallic base or floor construction.

In the practical construction, my present form of revolving suspensionrack includes a central mast 1, which may be solid metal or be hollowwith a hard wood filler, and the lower end thereof is reduced to form afoot portion 11 for fitting a socket 20 in a base plate fixedly joinedwith the lower end of the mast 1 and formed with a pendent stud 21 thatpasses down into an aperture 3 in the truck platform, as shown. The mast1 is firmly braced by the diagonal stay bars 4 whose lower ends engagethe truck platform and whose upper ends are secured to a collar 5 thatis integral with or fixedly secured upon the mast, as shown. By reasonof mounting the mast in the manner stated and? shown, the said mast andits attached parts may be readily bodily removed from the truck asdesired.

6 designates a sleeve rotatably mounted upon the mast and supported uponthe collar 5, and 7 designates sweep arms that radiate from thesaidsleeve 6 and turn therewith.w

The several sweep arms 7 are braced by hanger cables or rods 8whose'upper ends are fastened to the eyes 9 pendent from a collar 12rotatablysupported upon the upper end of the mast. The lower ends of therods 8 connect with rings 13 upon the outer ends of the several sweeparms 7.

14 designates a covering of canvas or other suitable material, whichextends entirely over the rods 8 and forms a top closure for keeping:rain'and dust out of the several goods holding compartments presentlyagain referred to.

As shown in the drawings, my present form of revolving suspension rackincludes a plurality of independent goods holding compartments, si-Xbeing shown, and they are constructed in the manner best shown in Figs.2, 3 and 4 of the drawings, by reference co which it will be noticedthat a hanger arm 16 is pendently supported from the outer end of eachof the sweep arms and the lower ends of the arms'16 are held spacedapart and braced by a hoop 17 to which the lower ends of the arms 16 arefixedly connected. Y

18 designates what I term the inner hangers. whose upper ends are madefast to the sweep arms near the inner or hub ends thereof. 7

19 designates. a hoop that joins with the lower ends of the diagonalhangers and, as will be readily understood from Fig. 2 of the drawings,the said hoop 19 is held far enough away from the mast braces so as topositively clear them.

30 designates wire mesh in the closure doors 3839, the said doors beinglocated between the pendent outer hangers, and 31 designates a series ofwire mesh partitions that form the sides of the several compartments.

32 designates a wire mesh covering that extends entirely over the innerfaces of the diagonal hangers, and 33 designates a heavy oil-cloth orlinoleum covering that extends over the wire mesh covering 32, a'simllarcovering 3% being also used on the front wall flange 36, against whichthe outer hangers fit and to which they are made fast and the saidbottom has its outer edge supported upon the hoop that connects with theseveral outer hangers. The bottom plate 35 is also provided with aninner flange 37 that inclines outwardly and rests upon the inner ordiagonal hangers, as shown. The front wall of each of the compartmentshas hinged doors 3S39, the construction of which is best shown in Fig.3.

40 designates a stay member that extends lengthwise over the truck andconnects the upper ends of the two masts and has its front end suitablyconnected with the truck body, as shown.

From the foregoing description, it is thought the complete construction,the manner of use and the advantages of my invention will be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

What I claim is: 1. A revolving rack comprising a mast, a

support on which said mast is mounted, stay bars extending forwardlyfrom said support and converging toward said mast, a collar secured tothe mast over the adjacent ends of said stay bars, a sleeve rotatable onthe mast and supported by said collar, sweep arms radiating'from saidsleeve in a hori zontal plane, a peripheral ring connecting the ends ofsaid sweep arms, a second collar rotatably supported on the upper end ofthe mast, said first mentioned collar and said sweep arms being locatedin a plane below the upper end of the mast, hanger cables extending fromsaid second collar downwardly andoutwardly' to support the peripheralring of said sweep arms, pendent hanger arms supported from the outerends of each of said sweep arms, a ring connecting the lower ends ofsaid pendent hanger arms, innerhangers extending from the in-.

ner extremities of said sweep "armsdiagotitions below said'sweep armsand screen doors between said hanger arms, all being arrangedsubstantially as shown and. for the purposes described. i

2.- A rack of the character described, comprising a central supportadapted for being fixedly mounted upon a truck platform, and bracingelements for supporting it on the said platform, acollar fixed on saidcentral support, a lower collar revolubly mounted on the support and thefixed collar thereon,

an upper collar revolubly mounted on the upper end of the support, sweeparms projected from the lower collar and movable therewith, hangerspendent from the outer ends of thesweep arms, other hangers pendent fromthe inner ends of the said sweep arms, an annular :floor having aninner' up-.

turnedflange that connects with the inner hangers and an outer upturnedfiangethat connects with the outer hangers, radial partitions thatextend from" the'inner to the outer hangers, braces connected to theouter ends of the sweep arms and to the upper revoluble collar, acovering that extends over all of the said braces and forms a topclosure for all of the compartments, a fixed covering that extends overthe insideof the inner hangers, and a seriesof covered doors,

one for each compartment forming a peripheral closure for thecompartments.

MARTIN.

Witnesses:

H. N. BRYANT,

Jos; HoPsoN.

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